‘60 Minutes’ journalist says CBS contract ended after furor over delayed segment
Sharyn Alfonsi's contract with CBS News has not been renewed following controversy over a delayed segment. Alfonsi expressed that this decision sends a chilling message to journalists about editorial independence. The segment in question highlighted serious allegations of abuse at a detention center in El Salvador.
- ▪Sharyn Alfonsi confirmed the expiration of her CBS News contract in an interview with The New York Times.
- ▪Her segment about the deportation of Venezuelan men was pulled from the air, which she claimed was a political decision.
- ▪Alfonsi is the second correspondent to leave '60 Minutes' since Bari Weiss became editor-in-chief at CBS News.
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Media‘60 Minutes’ journalist says CBS contract ended after furor over delayed segmentIn an interview with The New York Times, Sharyn Alfonsi said the expiration of her deal “sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom.”Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00"60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi at a conference in 2022.Marla Aufmuth / Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 27, 2026, 12:48 PM EDTBy Daniel ArkinCBS News has reportedly declined to renew its contract with Sharyn Alfonsi, the “60 Minutes” correspondent whose segment about the Trump administration deporting Venezuelan men to a prison in El Salvador was abruptly pulled off the air late last year.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive…
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